In the royal study.
Yan Hao had already slept for nearly twelve hours, but he was still snoring loudly.
The ginseng soup, porridge, and snacks had been changed again and again.
Not only did Jiajia not blame him, but she also sighed with emotion."It seems that Minister Yan is really exhausted. After this matter, I will reward him well.”
Huang Jin saw Jiajia's performance and couldn't help but sigh in his heart."After this incident, perhaps Lord Yan is really going to soar.”
However, at this moment, the eunuch outside the door reported that the Minister of Works, Zhou Yongchun, and the Minister of Rites, Yang He, were requesting an audience.
"What are they doing here?" Jiajia frowned.”
However, after thinking about it, he still waved his hand." Summon them in…No, tell them not to come here. Tell them to go to Yangxin Hall."”
……
Outside the palace gate, the eunuch said,"Milords, the Emperor has allowed it, but this time we are going to Yangxin Hall."”
Yangxin Palace Hall?
Yang He and Zhou Yongchun were stunned.
Yangxin Hall was a palace built by Jiajia 10 years ago. It was located on the west side of the Palace of Heavenly Purity. However, it was not used for a few years after it was built. Why did he summon them to Yangxin Palace Hall? And not in the usual royal study?
Zhou Yongchun suddenly thought of Yan Hao. The only possibility was that Yan Hao was still sleeping in the royal study.
"Such grace…Damn it, this grace should belong to me!”
Zhou Yongchun's heart was filled with jealousy!
Yang He looked at Zhou Yongchun and smiled.""Lord Zhou, it seems like you know why His Majesty chose Yangxin Hall.”
Zhou Yongchun snorted coldly. He couldn't be bothered with Yang He! However, his expression made Yang He realize that Zhou Yongchun must have known the reason, and he couldn't help but feel curious.
However, Yang He didn't care about this. Instead, he cared about the competition this time.
"Lord Zhou, why don't we cooperate this time?”
"Hmph, don't even think about it!"
" Don't refuse yet. Listen to my analysis. When you and I meet His Majesty later, we each have a 50 - 50 chance of reporting to His Majesty first. If I report first, then you won't have a chance. If we cooperate, we can completely win together without fighting to the death.”
"Hmph, Yang He, don't forget, you only stole my plan!”Zhou Yongchun flew into a rage at the mention of this.
"Haha, it's all based on your own abilities. Who asked you to be so careless?”Yang He said without hiding anything.
"Damn it!" Zhou Yongchun was agitated by Yang He.
The two of them did not reach a consensus.
Soon, they arrived at Yangxin Palace Hall. The two of them waited for about an hour before they finally arrived at Jiajia.
"Tell me, my two beloved ministers, what do you want from me?”Jiajia was impatient.
"I have something to report!"
Yang and Zhou Yongchun said in unison and took a step forward at the same time.
Jiajia looked at him playfully and pointed at Zhou Yongchun.""Minister Zhou, please speak first."
This voice was like a fairy's voice. Zhou Yongchun kowtowed excitedly."This subject has already thought of a good method to obtain two million taels of silver out of thin air. It's enough to add a lot of dignity to Your Majesty's birthday banquet!”
Jiajia's interest was piqued.
"Please speak, dear minister."
"Your Majesty, this lowly subject's method is in the outer city of the capital. There are hundreds of thousands of citizens and merchants there, and the economy is flourishing…"
Jiajia narrowed her eyes, and a trace of anger flashed across them.
Zhou Yongchun was in high spirits and his words were full of enthusiasm." When Emperor Taizu was in power, the national treasury was tight, and the barbarians in the north were expelled from the north…After Emperor Yingzong ascended the throne, Marquis Jiang Wan of Ding Xi petitioned to build a city outside Yan City. He said that Emperor Taizu had built a foundation in Jinling and built an earth city outside the capital to protect the residents. It was a foundation that would never be removed. Now, Yan City only had an inner city and no outer city. Unfortunately, something had happened. Later, when the court discussed Jiang Wan's memorial, he said that the construction of the city should be held on the day when the army and the people were resting. Thus, the construction of the outer city was put on hold for more than sixty years…"
The more Jiajia listened, the angrier she became. Wasn't this Minister Yan's memorial? Zhou Yongchun, how dare you steal Minister Yan's memorial. I want to see what you can do.
Zhou Yongchun was still unaware of Jiajia's anger. Seeing Emperor Jiajia listening attentively, he thought that Emperor Jiajia was very satisfied with his memorial.
Hence, his voice became even more excited.
"This subject has a plan. It is to mobilize the officials of the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Revenue to clean up the residents and merchants in the outer city one by one. All the residents will pay five taels of silver per household, and all the merchants will pay 300 taels of silver per shop…This subject has calculated the population of the outer city…This…This…In the end, Your Majesty will receive two million taels of silver!”
"The commoners can obtain land, houses, and shops with land certificates. They don't have to worry about someone forcefully occupying them in the future, and His Majesty can obtain two million taels of silver out of thin air.!”
After saying this, Zhou Yongchun was so excited that he was about to go crazy.
What he didn't know was that at this moment, ten thousand curses were running through Jiajia's mind.
This is your good idea?
Jiajia looked at Zhou Yongchun's smug expression and blushed. Then she thought about Yan Hao's haggard look.
Moreover, their methods were simply incomparable.
Zhou Yongchun's method was simple and crude. If he forced the payment, it might arouse the anger of the people. Wouldn't he be called a 'tyrant' and a 'fatuous ruler'? How would the history books evaluate him in the future?
Although Yan Hao's method was not finished yet, Jiajia had already seen the benefits from it. Many people and merchants benefited from it, and they did not have to worry about Antahan entering the country. Jiajia would receive more silver, and the six ministries would have more standardized management of the outer city…
Comparing the two sides, Zhou Yongchun's method was trash! And Minister Yan's method was simply a stroke of genius!
However…
"Haha, good, Minister Zhou is right.”Jiajia laughed and praised Zhou Yongchun.
Zhou Yongchun felt as if he was drinking sweet dew when Jiajia smiled at him.
Jiajia smiled." Minister Zhou, tomorrow will be the first court session of the new year. Prepare a detailed plan and bring it up at the court meeting tomorrow."”
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhou Yongchun was excited. I will definitely do my best!"
Jiajia laughed out loud." Minister Zhou, well done. This is the kind of capable minister I want!"”
" Your Majesty..." Zhou Yongchun was speechless. He was so emotional that he cried.
He didn't notice the ruthlessness in Jiajia's eyes.
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